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Is there anywhere im the universe where an object would experiemce negligible gravitational forces due to celestial bodies? If not where would it be lowest on all axes?

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If torque is roughly equal to force x distance why is it easier to cut something with scissors the closer it is to your hand rather than right at the tip?

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Why, in orbital mechanics, is a change in orbital related to velocity and not acceleration?

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Is there anywhere im the universe where an object would experiemce negligible gravitational forces due to celestial bodies? If not where would it be lowest on all axes?	1
If torque is roughly equal to force x distance why is it easier to cut something with scissors the closer it is to your hand rather than right at the tip?	1
Why, in orbital mechanics, is a change in orbital related to velocity and not acceleration?	1